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Chapter 1438 Interception
"My lord, you also know that the soldiers under my command are all from civilian background. How can there be any logistics soldiers, so how about more blacksmiths?" Zhao Hu said

At this moment, neither side cared about the opinions of the craftsmen in the provincial capital, and the fate of the craftsmen was just a matter of a word between the two sides.

It's no wonder that the head of the division doesn't take artisans seriously. Except for shipwrights who can earn a lot of money and blacksmiths who can make weapons, other craftsmen such as plasterers are meaningless to those in power, so the head of the division bites It doesn't matter how much the shipbuilders and blacksmiths send out to other craftsmen.

"Well, I'll transfer all the logistics troops of the division headquarters to you. Don't ask for more blacksmiths." The division head said generously. "Well……"

"Sir, I want to go back to the officer's territory in Haiquan Province." Zhao Hu suddenly said something that had nothing to do with the transaction.

The head of the division immediately pondered.Back to the territory?Well, this kid Zhao Hu is fine, one sentence shows that he doesn't want to go to the station to die, and he doesn't want to stay in the provincial capital to embarrass me.Well, at the same time, it also implies that he can't take away too many people, so he promises to transfer the largest number of soldiers to me.

"Hey, this young man is amazing, but if he's not amazing, he won't be able to control a smuggling route."

In fact, the head of the division was also very worried that Zhao Hu, a guy with [-] soldiers, would stay in the provincial capital. If this guy had bad thoughts, his wealth and life would be wiped out immediately.

That's why when he heard that Zhao Hu was willing to transfer the soldiers to himself, he generously gave half of the supplies in stock as compensation.

Now he heard that Zhao Hu was going to return to the officer's leadership, which made it clear that he would not participate in the future warlord struggles in the coastal province.

Thinking of this, the very manly division head nodded and said: "Well, Colonel Zhao Hu, you have fought hard with the Shanyue soldiers, and you need to rest for a while. How about this, I will issue you a leave certificate later."

"Thank you, sir." Zhao Hu quickly thanked him.

With the vacation certificate issued by his division, Zhao Hu can laugh and watch the situation outside leisurely. As long as he doesn't participate, no matter what happens, it has nothing to do with them.

"You're welcome, it's just a matter of raising your hands, Zhao Hu, to be honest, how many soldiers are you going to give me?" The division commander waved his hand and said.

"7000 people, the remaining 4000 people will follow the officials back to settle in the territory." Zhao Hu said directly that the head of the division immediately had a happy smile on his face. He didn't expect that they were really soldiers from the two regiments, which was wonderful.

The head of the division in a good mood said casually: "Zhao Hu, you are really loved by your subordinates. There are so many people who are willing to stay away from their hometown and return to your territory."

But after saying this, the commander's heart skipped a beat. What is Zhao Hu doing with a large group of people back to the territory?Used to prevent other warlords from playing against him?It's a joke, now the neighboring provinces all have the captain as the new warlord, who dares to provoke Zhao Hu.

But can a small major support four thousand soldiers from bloody battles?It's better to give me one more alliance...

ah!God!Why am I such an idiot!He actually forgot that Zhao Hu controlled a smuggling route!These soldiers must be protecting this smuggling route!
"The lower officials are not as powerful as the chief said. Out of the 4000 people, [-] are slaves." Zhao Hu said lightly.

The head of the division was stunned, remembering that he had given Zhao Hu [-] slaves last time, and now he actually told himself that he had become a [-] veteran?

How long is this!To turn those lazy young slaves into veterans who can fight against the Shanyue soldiers?Isn't Zhao Hu's military training ability too good?

The head of the division immediately made a decision, praised Zhao Hu and said affectionately: "Since this is the case, I will not let you suffer. Although there are no young and strong officials and slaves, there are still a group of old and weak women and children. There are relatives of your slaves in it. These people keep wasting food, so let them all be given to you as favors.

"Well, there are at least a thousand logistics soldiers who have not been replenished by the division, and they are all assigned to you. Anyway, they are all living everywhere. They should not have any objections. Even if they have objections, they will lose their military residence registration After that, their fate cannot be decided by them.

"Also, there are dozens of wealthy families in the provincial capital, and they are very happy to donate a hundred young men each to support the construction of the army. Brother, I will help you and ask them to come."

This time it was Zhao Hu's turn to be dazed, why did the head of the division suddenly become so generous?These are things outside of the transaction.Moreover, there are at least 2 or [-] official slaves in the provincial capital. Although they are all old and weak, women and children, just as the division commander said, they are all related to the three thousand slave soldiers. Let the slave soldiers swear allegiance to the death.
Also, there are at least 3000 families in the provincial capital that can be called aristocratic families, and each family contributes [-] elites, which means [-] people. This is another huge source of soldiers!
Zhao Hu said to the head of the division: "I don't know how the subordinates should serve the commander?"

The head of the division smiled and said: "Hehe, there is nothing to bother you, brother, I just hope to continue the business we do as a partnership, and at the same time, for the sake of strengthening my position, I hope you can strictly train the young and strong men sent by the wealthy clan. .

"Of course, my brother will be responsible for all the training fees and equipment for the young and strong, as long as they are in the army, half of them will be given to my brother."

Zhao Hu also laughed, because he liked his military training ability.Thinking that I have to train soldiers anyway, it is not a big deal to help the division commander train a batch, and the division commander is responsible for the equipment of the recruits, making a fortune.Thinking of this, he immediately nodded in agreement.

Everyone thought that the head of the division had noticed Zhao Hu's military training ability and gave so many benefits in order to obtain elite soldiers, but they didn't expect that this was only a small part of the reason.

For the head of the division, ensuring that he participates in Zhao Hu's smuggling route is the biggest goal.

Now that the empire is preparing for civil strife, and warlords are about to come into play, what is the most important thing in troubled times?Soldiers, but what is the prerequisite for having countless soldiers?It is money, as long as there is money, there are people, equipment, and troops.

The head of the division has received profits from participating in several smuggling activities. He knows very well that as long as the transaction volume is expanded, the smuggling profits can exceed the provincial tax revenue at any time.With an endless stream of huge sums of money and an elite army, he will definitely be able to exterminate the gang of little mice under his command, and perhaps he can go one step further as the head of a division with real power in his hands.

Since both parties have no opinions, the transaction process is very fast.
A week later, Zhao Hu handed over [-] veterans to the head of the division, and then brought more than [-] huge carriages full of supplies, more than [-] horses, more than [-] soldiers, more than [-] young and strong, and more than [-] soldiers. Craftsmen, more than [-] people, and more than [-] cattle, sheep, chickens and ducks left the provincial capital in a mighty way.

Zhao Hu's mighty team, who left the provincial capital, marched according to the customary arrangement.A thousand soldiers are the forward, guarded by a thousand soldiers on the left and right sides, and a thousand soldiers in the back are in the formation. In the middle is the tens of thousands of people who are noisy.

The striker is led by Zhao Hu himself.

The weather is still cold, but under the sunshine of early spring, the buds of the surrounding trees are timidly emerging, making everyone feel comfortable.However, this comfortable feeling was quickly broken.

The scouts who spread away from the team quickly ran over to report: "My lord, there are more than [-] infantry assembled in a fighting posture ten miles ahead. It is obvious that they are targeting us."

Zhao Hu first put the troops on alert before asking: "5 people? Which troops?"

He couldn't figure out why there were so many enemies ahead. From here to the boundary of Haiquan Province, he had to pass through three or four counties. According to the division meeting not long ago, there were only three or four regiments. There are only more than 1 people, how come 5 people suddenly appear?

"All of them are wearing imperial military uniforms, and the flags they hang belong to the Fourth Regiment of the Fifth Brigade of the Maritime Provincial Guard Division." The scout replied.

"Fourth Alliance?"

Zhao Hu immediately remembered the middle-aged colonel he met at the door when he entered the meeting room. By the way, that colonel had always been hostile to him during the meeting.how so?Have you ever offended him?

"Only the flag of the Fourth Wing?" Zhao Hu asked.

"Yes, only the flag of the Fourth Regiment." The scout replied.

"When did the Fourth Regiment have so many soldiers? It hasn't been ten days since the meeting ended. In just a few days, the regiment of [-] people has been expanded to more than three brigades?" Zhao Hu was a little dazed. .

Such eagerly expanding troops dare to block the way and rob?Is it okay to think that the team with such a large number of votes on my side is paper?
Sun Jie's eyes and mind were very flexible, and he immediately knew what Zhao Hu was thinking, and hurriedly said: "He must know that we have obtained a large amount of supplies from the provincial capital, and also brought a large number of craftsmen, and he also knows that we have given seven thousand veterans. To the head of the division, he thought that so many of us were nothing but mobs, so he took the opportunity to block the way and rob."

Zhou Wen on the side hurriedly answered, "My lord, you can't be soft when you encounter this kind of thing, otherwise when we return to the territory, the material craftsmen will be blackmailed! They must be beaten bloody!"

"Well, Sun Jie and 1000 personal guards will stay here, and [-] people from the rear team will be left behind. Dingkou's team will set up camp here, and the others will go with me." Zhao Hu nodded and said.

Sun Jie, who knew that he would stay behind to monitor Dingkou, suddenly suggested: "My lord, I think that the whole army can be dispatched. The fighting power of four thousand soldiers is several times stronger than that of three thousand soldiers, and it can guarantee victory in the battle."

(End of this chapter)